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3 INCHES OF BLOOD: Another New Song Available For Streaming

"Battles and Brotherhood", a brand new track from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, is available for streaming on the band's MySpace page. The song comes off the group's new album, "Here Waits Thy Doom", which is due on September 8 via Century Media Records (August 31 in Europ...

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ANGEL WITCH Prepares To Make Japanese Live Debut, Release Japan-Only Live Album

New Wave Of British Heavy Metal legends ANGEL WITCH will play the first Japanese show of their 30-plus-year existence this coming Saturday, August 29 at Tokyo's Shibuya Club Quattro. The band, currently featuring founding member and guitarist/vocalist Kevin Heybourne, guitarist Chris Fullard, bassis...

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SONIC SYNDICATE Taps Former THE HOLLOW EARTH THEORY Singer

Swedish metallers SONIC SYNDICATE have tapped 23-year-old British singer Nathan James Biggs (formerly of THE HOLLOW EARTH THEORY) as the replacement for Roland Johansson. "People from all over the world sent in demos when we announced that we were looking for a new vocalist and we narrowed them down...

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MALEFICE Frontman Interviewed At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival

ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with vocalist Dale Butler of British metallers MALEFICE at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Watch the chat below. MALEFICE's sophomore album, "Dawn Of Reprisal", was released in Ma...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Talks About 30th Anniversary Of 'British Steel'

Direct Metal Music recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Direct Metal Music: What was the recording process like for [1980's "British Steel" album]? Ian Hill: The writing process back then, was basically Ken [Downing, guitar] a...

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IRON MAIDEN And Ramadan: 'Sharing Is Good'

Hürriyet Daily News reports that Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate has hailed holy Ramadan with a poster featuring British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN. Ahead of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, the Religious Affairs Directorate prepared a poster (see below) that shows a young, longhai...

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MEGADETH's SHAWN DROVER Schedules California Drum Clinic

MEGADETH's Shawn Drover will take part in a drum clinic on September 5 at Gearhounds (18283 Pasadena St., Suite 103) in Lake Elsinore, California. He will also be at Ponier Music (2790 Cobb Pkwy.) in Kennesaw, Georgia on August 27. A new MEGADETH track entitled "1,320'" is available for streaming be...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Frontman's 'The Gospel Of Filth'; More Details Revealed

For decades, music writers have been penning tell-all artist biographies and their personal interpretation of rock history. But on Halloween 2009, Fab Press will unleash a book that takes readers on a much deeper and darker journey into the inspirations behind the world of rock music. Entitled "The...

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Former ONE MINUTE SILENCE Guitarist Joins PINK PUNK For Live Shows

PINK PUNK, the electronica/rock/hip-hop project fronted by vocalist Brian "Yap" Barry (ONE MINUTE SILENCE) and Donna Williams and produced by John Hendicott, will hit the road towards the end of this year. The live band will include guitarist Massimo "Massy" Fiocco (ONE MINUTE SILENCE, MASSY),drumm...

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ENTOMBED: Footage From U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival Available

Video footage of Swedish metal veterans ENTOMBED performing the song "Like This With The Devil" at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival on August 15, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England can be viewed below (courtesy of Dave Ingham a.k.a. YouTube user "triptykon"). ENTOMBED will support AM...

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THE SWORD Almost Done Writing New Album

Austin, Texas' THE SWORD has issued the following update: "The writing process [for the third THE SWORD album] is nearing completion, and demoing will soon commence. Recording will follow in the fall with a release as soon as the suits can get it together. The record will be a concept album centered...

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ARCH ENEMY Drummer Announces Swedish/Danish Clinic Tour

Drummer Daniel Erlandsson of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY has issued the following update: "In cooperation with Pearl Drums, I am pleased to announce my first-ever clinic tour. The tour features myself and Anders Meinhardt (F.U.K.T.),and will run through Denmark and Sweden. I'll be p...

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GENE SIMMONS Talks About 'Kiss: Carnival Of Souls' Musical Theatre Show; Video Available

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons spoke to ChannelNewsAsia.com last week about his latest project, "Kiss: Carnival of Souls", a musical theatre show produced in collaboration with Singapore company Storm Lion. "Kiss: Carnival of Souls" is the brainchild between Simmons and fellow KISS bandmate Paul...

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CRADLE OF FILTH Guitarist Interviewed Before BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Performance

Hugh of ThrashHits.com conducted an interview with guitarist Paul Allender of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH prior to the band's performance at this year's Bloodstock Open Air festival, which was held August 14-16, 2009 at Catton Hall in Derbyshire, England. Watch the seven-minute chat be...

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DRAGONFORCE: Third 'Ultra Beatdown' Tour Webisode Available

British epic power metallers DRAGONFORCE have posted the third in a series of webisodes (see below) featuring never-before-seen footage from the band's last year on the road. DRAGONFORCE's massive final leg of the "Ultra Beatdown" tour kicks off in September in the USA with special guests SONATA ARC...